UPS一架货机坠毁 两飞行员丧生
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Two people were killed when a UPS cargo1 plane crashed as it approached an airport in Birmingham, Alabama, and exploded in a fireball, officials say.

UPS一架货运飞机在阿拉巴马州伯明翰一座机场降落的时候坠毁并爆炸成一团火球,两人丧生。
 
The pilot and co-pilot, who were the only crew aboard, died in the incident. No-one else was hurt.
 
The A300 plane crashed on approach before dawn on Wednesday, said the US Federal Aviation Administration.
 
Officials say the aircraft went down in a grassy2 field near Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport. 
 
The Airbus, which was arriving from Louisville, Kentucky, was in several sections, Birmingham Mayor William Bell said.
 
"There were two to three small explosions, but we think that was related to the aviation fuel," he added.
 
'A loud boom'
 
An airport spokeswoman said their operations had not been affected3 by the crash. There were no homes in the area where the plane went down. 
 
Smoking wreckage4 and charred5 debris6 were left strewn across the field, including the package delivery firm's cargo.
 
Witnesses near the airfield7 reported seeing flames coming from the plane before it crashed.
 
"It was on fire before it hit,'' said Jerome Sanders, who lives directly across from the runway.
 
Sharon Wilson said the plane sounded as though it was in trouble as it flew low over her house.
 
"It sounded like an airplane had given out of fuel," she told the Associated Press news agency.
 
"We thought it was trying to make it to the airport. But a few minutes later, we heard a loud boom."
 
In a press conference on Wednesday, National Transportation Safety Board member Robert Sumwalt told reporters that the initial investigation8 showed there was no distress9 call from the cockpit before the crash.
 
UPS Airlines Chief Executive Mitch Nichols said the company's thoughts and prayers were with those involved, and said the firm would co-operate with investigators10.
 
In 2010, a UPS plane crashed in the United Arab Emirates, killing11 both pilots. 
 
That incident was blamed on a cargo load of lithium batteries, which are sensitive to temperature. They caught fire, an investigation concluded.
 
UPS spokesman Jeff Wafford did not specify12 what type of cargo was on the plane involved in Wednesday's incident. The crew members' names were not released.
 
The plane was built in 2003 and had logged about 11,000 hours over 6,800 flights, Airbus said in a statement.


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1 cargo 6TcyG     
n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物
参考例句:
  • The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
  • A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。
2 grassy DfBxH     
adj.盖满草的;长满草的
参考例句:
  • They sat and had their lunch on a grassy hillside.他们坐在长满草的山坡上吃午饭。
  • Cattle move freely across the grassy plain.牛群自由自在地走过草原。
3 affected TzUzg0     
adj.不自然的,假装的
参考例句:
  • She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
  • His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
4 wreckage nMhzF     
n.(失事飞机等的)残骸,破坏,毁坏
参考例句:
  • They hauled him clear of the wreckage.他们把他从形骸中拖出来。
  • New states were born out of the wreckage of old colonial empires.新生国家从老殖民帝国的废墟中诞生。
5 charred 2d03ad55412d225c25ff6ea41516c90b     
v.把…烧成炭( char的过去式);烧焦
参考例句:
  • the charred remains of a burnt-out car 被烧焦的轿车残骸
  • The intensity of the explosion is recorded on the charred tree trunks. 那些烧焦的树干表明爆炸的强烈。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 debris debris     
n.瓦砾堆,废墟,碎片
参考例句:
  • After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
  • Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上,导致蛀牙。
7 airfield cz9z9Z     
n.飞机场
参考例句:
  • The foreign guests were motored from the airfield to the hotel.用车把外宾从机场送到旅馆。
  • The airfield was seized by enemy troops.机场被敌军占领。
8 investigation MRKzq     
n.调查,调查研究
参考例句:
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
9 distress 3llzX     
n.苦恼,痛苦,不舒适;不幸;vt.使悲痛
参考例句:
  • Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。
  • Please don't distress yourself.请你不要忧愁了。
10 investigators e970f9140785518a87fc81641b7c89f7     
n.调查者,审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
  • The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》
11 killing kpBziQ     
n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财
参考例句:
  • Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
  • Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
12 specify evTwm     
vt.指定,详细说明
参考例句:
  • We should specify a time and a place for the meeting.我们应指定会议的时间和地点。
  • Please specify what you will do.请你详述一下你将做什么。
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